unit 1 speaking

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Unit 1: Exercise 1

What do you know about IELTS Speaking Part 2? Choose the correct answers

1 How long does IELTS Speaking Part 2 last?

o 3–4 minutes

o 5–6 minutes

2 How much preparation time do candidates have?

o 1 minute

o 2 minute

3 What does the candidate do during the preparation time?

o ask questions

o make notes

4 Does the candidate ask questions during the preparation time?

o Yes

o No

5 Does the examiner ask questions during the long turn?

o Yes

o No

Unit 1: Exercise 2

In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you are given a task card on a particular topic This will include key points that you should talk about Then you have one minute to make notes and prepare your talk

Read the task card and the statements about note-taking Then choose the

correct answers.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

1. You should write down every word you want to say

o Yes

o No

2. You should write your notes as full sentences

o Yes

o No

3. You should only talk about the points on the task card

o Yes

o No

4. You should always give examples or extra information about each point

o Yes

o No

5. You can ask the examiner for a different task card if you don’t like the topic

o Yes

o No

Unit 1: Exercise 3

In IELTS Speaking Part 2, you have one minute to make some notes and prepare your talk

Read the task card, and then complete the table with words that you can use in your talk Use the words in the box The first one has been done for you.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

private drive residential dissimilar identical simple central open-plan lounge on the waterfront much the same traditional large terrace

what your home looks like :It looks where your home is located :somewhere… It’s

what your home contains :It has a/an … and explain if your real home is similar to this :It’s ….

Unit 1: Exercise 4

Read the task card Then watch the video and complete the student’s notes.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

Your perfect home

what it looks like: big /big windows/ _

where it is located: _/small town/ _

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what it contains: family /

d explain if your real home is similar to this: Yes: small town, quite a big

_ , _ but no _

Unit 1: Exercise 5

In order to have enough to say in IELTS Speaking Part 2, you should always give examples or extra information about each point.

Read the task card and the student’s answers Then complete the table with the words in the box Watch the video and check your answers.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

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Difference dog family guard missing one only part situated

town wake up Describe your perfect home You should say:

information

what it looks like windows and a balcony.A big house with big

My bedroom is _ at

the top of the house

I can _ with the sunshine

where it is located In the forest or in a small

town or village I don’t like busy places so I prefer tolive in a quiet

what it contains My family and animals.

They are the most important _ of my life

I would like to have a _ which would my home

and explain if your

real home is

similar to this

Yes: small town, big house,

family

I live in a small _ in quite a big house where all my lives The main is that I don’t have a dog So this is the _ thing that is _ in my perfect home

Unit 1: Exercise 6

Sometimes you might have a difficult topic and can’t think of anything to say If this happens, try to think about each part of the question in more detail.

Read the IELTS Speaking Part 2 task card again Then complete the notes Use the words in the box.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

A cellar country four rooms in an apartment block large window lounge lots of things to do on the waterfront one room for family small suburbs

town traditional two bedrooms wood

Your perfect home

what it looks like:

what style it is: modern, , simple

how many storeys it has: _ two, etc

what size it is: big or how the outside of the house looks: _ , red front door

what materials it is made from: , brick, stone, glass, steel

where it is located:

general details: (urban) or _ (rural)

specific details: city centre, , village

distance to/from other places: _ , ten minutes from work, in the mountains, etc

where it is in relation to other buildings: , skyscraper, on its own

why it would be located there: peaceful, _

what it contains:

number of rooms: in total

number of each room: one kitchen, one bathroom, _

what rooms it has: dining room, , kitchen, bathroom, bedroom what other things it has: a garage, _ , a balcony, a staircase, a gym why it would contain these things: outdoor space,

and explain if your real home is similar to this:

what is similar (think about the points you listed above)?

• what looks the same?

• is the location the same?

• is what it contains the same?

what is different (think about your answers to the points above)?

• what looks different (if anything)?

• is the location different?

• is what it contains different?

Unit 1: Exercise 7

Read the IELTS Speaking Part 2 task card again Then choose the correct words

to complete the student’s answers.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

Your perfect home

what it looks like:

My perfect home would be a huge/high house and it would be three storeys high It would

be simplistic but colourful/coloured

where it is located:

It would be located at the seaside/ Oceanside probably somewhere on an island You can suntan/ sunbathe , rest, read a book and relax there

what it contains:

It would contain a big swimming pool It would also have a seating/seat area where you can look out onto the ocean

and explain if your real home is similar to this:

It doesn’t really look as/like my home

I live in a normal flat and it’s not as luxury/ luxurious as my perfect home would be

Unit 1: Exercise 8

In the IELTS Speaking test, it is important to use collocations to score well for

lexical resource, i.e using a wide range of vocabulary.

Choose the correct nouns to complete the collocations.

1 A tall garden/terrace/building/lounge

2 a colourful drive/pool/picture/locayion

3 a seaside drive/building/location/terrace

4 a sunny garden/picture

5 a seating lounge/area/location/terrace

6 a swimming home/pool/drive/garden

7 a luxurious picture/home/area/location

8 a private drive/picture/location/area

9 a large terrace/location

10 an open-plan terrace/lounge/garage/garden

Unit 1: Exercise 9

Look at the words in bold in the IELTS Speaking Part 2 task card

Match the synonyms with the words from the task card

Remember to use synonyms in IELTS Speaking Part 2 to avoid repetition and improve your

lexical resource.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

Actual the same has ideal situated appearance explain

1 perfect

2.say

3.look like

4.located

5.contains

6.real

Unit 1: Exercise 10

You are going to do IELTS Speaking Part 2 You will need some paper and a pencil.

Listen to the examiner Record your answer Play to hear your answer.

Describe your perfect home

You should say:

what it looks like

where it is located

what it contains

and explain if your real home is similar to this

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